Whole Foods

Fall on same level due to slip or trip — Fractures and soft tissue injuries — COLUMBUS, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Whole Foods in COLUMBUS, OHIO
Employer Whole Foods Report ID 2025054179
Address 3670 West Dublin Granville Road City, State ZIP COLUMBUS, OHIO 43235
Event Date May 4, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and soft tissue injuries Body Part Upper and lower extremities n.e.c.
Event Type Fall on same level due to slip or trip Source of Injury Constructed surface irregularity
Secondary Source Source, secondary source unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.09000, -83.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working in the meat department. She was walking down a slight decline in the floor when she slipped/tripped and fell on her right side. The employee sustained a dislocated right shoulder and a fractured right knee cap.

Incident Summary

On May 4, 2025, a worker at Whole Foods in COLUMBUS, OHIO suffered fractures and soft tissue injuries to the upper and lower extremities n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slip or trip, with constructed surface irregularity identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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